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E.-R. SARGENT.

CASKET HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6, 191?.

1,31 1,291 Patented July 29, 1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT onFioE.

EDWARD a. snnen v'r, or, new nnvnn, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR To sanenu'r & COMPANY, or new HAVEN, commcrrcu'r, A CORPORATION or connnc'rrcur.

G SKET-HANDL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 29, 1919.

Application filed April 6, 1917. Serial No. 160,273.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, EDWARD R. SARGENT,

a citizen of the United States,: residing in This invention relates to casket handles, 10"

and more particularly to} those comprising an elongated handle bar suspendedflby p1voted arms from one or more ,socket plates. The invention also has special reference to handles ,of this type. in which the arm is constructed of sheet metal.

' One of the primary objects of the invention is the provision of a sheet metal arm,

ofimproved construction, which can be very readily and economically manufactured and mama provision is madefor properly se-' curing'to the arm any of a number of .han dlej bars of different dimensions, e. diameters, as may be requiredby' conditions.

Another-object "offtlie' invention is the production of arm in which a separately formed strap" for holding the handle bar isilocat'e'd the rearo'f, and fsecuredto the arm proper;'the'r elation ofthe strap to the body of the arm being such that the handle bar may be securely held against lengthwlse displacement; The size .of the strap or clip embracingthe bar may be variedwithincertain limits so that in ma'king up a casket handle the arm maybeused in connection with any of a number of bars of different diameters. e

To'th se, and other ends, the inventlon consists in the novel features" and combina tions of parts to be hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the acccompanying drawing,

Figure 1, is a fra of a handle embodying my lmprovements,

. showing the arm supporting the bar.

Figs, is shownI'in'Fig, g V Fig. 3, is a rear elevation.

Fig. 1, is a side elevatlon of the arm alone, showingalarger strap, or clip, a plied theretojf I. f i

1 Fig.5, is a fragmentary rear, elevation of de elevation of the parts the arm, proper, with thestrap omitted, and p,

"Figs; 6, and '7, are details of straps'of l have notconsidered it necessary' to illusentary front elevation trate the socket plate, or plates, and have merely shown one of the hanger arms and 1ts meansof connection with the handlebar, as 1t is in this means that my invention resides.

In the form shown, the 10 is constructed of sheet metal and made in two parts, viz'., the arm proper 10 and a strap or clip, 11, for securing the handle bar 12, to the arm. The bar 12' is or general p0- l'ygonal cross-section, being a proximately square in the particular example shown and the strap 11 is 'of course shaped so as to embrace and confine the bar.

The arm proper, 10 is of approximately U shaped cross sectlon, with itsside edges turned inward approximately throughout its length. The side walls of the arm at the upper portion 13 thereof, are deeper than those at the lowerpart 14, and an angle 15 is formed between the inner edge of wall 14 and the lower edge of wall13'. The strap 11 is introduced between the side walls'of the arm so that the upperwall'of' the U- shaped strap is approximately. in line with;

the upper edge of the angle 15, and it will be seen, therefore, that the rearedges of'the walls 14 at opposite sides of the arm cooperate with the strap 11 in forming an approximately squaresocket for the bar 12. he strap 11 isprovided at its extremities with upwardly and downwardly projecting lugs or ears, 11 11 respectively. The front wallof the arm 10 being somewhat crowned or arched, the ears 11 11 are bent'to conform to the rear surface of such wall and these lugs are riveted to the wall by small rivets 16. The rounded'heads' of the rivets are preferably located at the front surface of the arm, andthejrivet shanks are upset or clenched at the rear of the arm.

It will be noted that the hanger arm proper is not only turned in at the sides thereof, but also at the bottom, as shown at 17 In other words the arm has a turned-in wall extending continuously alongone side, across the bottom, and along the other side, and preferably the in-turned wall 17, atthe' bottom, will be curved as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. By shaping the arm in the manner described, the same is not only made very shapely, but also very strong and rigid, in spite of the fact that it is constructed of comparatively light sheet metal. The lower partof the arm extends somewhat below the lower surface of the bar. The bar may be very securely held in place in the arm by means of a screw (not shown) engaging a threaded hole 18 in the rear wall of the strap (Fig. 3) or by a staple 19 passing through the rear wall of the strap and between the lower strap wall and the opposing lower face of the square bar. This staple'is driven in to bind the parts together frictionally, and as it is driven in it exerts a forward thrust on the bar which causes it to. be tightly forced against the inner edges of the iii-turned walls 14 of the arm. Thus these edges are usually caused to bite into the bar to a certain extent, thereby aiding in preventing longitudinal displacement of the bar.

Itwill be observed that the'legs' of the clip or. strap extend into the space between the rearwardly turned side walls of the arm member and across this space to the rear surface of the arm member, where said legs are provided with lugs lying flatwise against the rear surface of the arm member and riveted; thereto. It will also be noted that the upper leg of the clip confinesthe bar over a certainarea located between the side wallsv ofzthe arm member.

By the construction of the arm and strap, asherein described,bars of different crosssectional dimensions may be used in con-' nectionv withthe same arm. In Fig. 4:, I haveshown a strap 11 used in connection with the arm 10, which strap 11 is larger than the strap 11, to accommodate a larger handle bar. The upper wall of the strap 11 is positioned in the same location as the upper-wallof strap .11, as previously described, but the rear wall of the strap 11 is-farther back and the bottom Wall is lower down. In this case therefore the inner edge of wall let and the lower edge of wall 13 complete a larger square adapted to accommodate a larger bar than the bar 12'. However while these straps are of different sizes,

I prefer to make them interchangeable by so. forming and perforating the ears that the;

fastening rivets will in every case pass through the same pair of rivet holes 20 in the front wall of the arm;

The improved casket handle may be made very conveniently in suitable dies, and as the straps are formed separately from the arms and are located entirely at the rear of the 1 arms .where they are substantiallyinvisible,

said straps may be made of metal of inferior qualityto that used in the arms proper, without detracting from the strength or salability of the article. The fact thatbars of dilferent diametersmay-be used with the same size of arm, as required by different conditions,-is also a feature of considerable importance. 1

The top, bottom, and rear Walls of the "strap are preferably made of such width across said arm member at the rear thereof.

in engagement with the edges of said rearwardly turned side walls, a separate barsupporting clip of substantially U-shape set in between the side walls of said arm member at opposite sides of said bar, the legs of said clipextending to the rear surface of the arm member between said side walls and being provided-at their ends with outwardly bent lugs lying flatwise against the rear surface of the arm member on opposite sides of the bar, and fastening members for securing said lugs to the arm member 2. In a'casket handle or the like, a sheet metal arm member having rearwardly turned side walls, said side walls being cut away at the lower portion of the arm member to form a bar receiving recess, a bar in said recess at least partially overhung by the side walls of said arm member above said recess, a. separate clip of substantially U-shape embracing said bar at the rear of said arm member andhaving legs set in between said side walls, the upper leg of.

said clip extending between the side walls overhanging the bar at the topinto en-.

gagement. with the rear surface of the arm member and having an upwardly bentlug lying flatwise against said rear surface, the lower leg of said clip extending into engagement with the rear surface, of said arm member below the bar and having a downwardly turned lug lying fiatwise against said surface, and fastening means for securing said lugs" to the rear surface of the arm member. y -3. Ina casket handle, a sheet metal hanger member which is of U-shaped cross-section throughout the greaterpart of its length, a handle bar traversing said hanger member at the rear thereof in proximity to the inner edges of the turned-in side walls of said hanger member, and a clip for holding the bar in place set in snugly between the side walls of said hanger member and having upper and lower securing lugs fastened to the front wall of the hanger member.

4. In a casket handle, a sheet metal arm member which is of U-shaped cross-section throughout the greater part ofvits length, having turned-inside walls'and a turned-in bottom wall, a bar extending across the inner edges of, said side walls,,and a bar holding clip set in snugly between the side walls of said arm member and fastened to the front wall thereof.

5. In a casket handle, a sheet metal arm member Which-is of U-shaped cross-section throughout the greater part of its length, having turned-in side walls and a turned-in bottom wall, a bar holding clip set in snugly between the side walls of said arm member and fastened to the front wall thereof, said side walls being partially cut away at the lower portion of said arm memberto form a recess, and a bar held in said recess by said clip.

6. In a casket handle, or the like, a sheet Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. 0.

metal handle of substantially U-shape in cross-section having rearwardly turned parallel sides, said sides partly cut away to form shoulders, a handle bar extending across said handle in engagement with said sides and shoulders, a clip constructed to straddle said bar to secure the same in place, lugs upon the respective ends of said clip curved to conform to the curved inner face of said handle, and means for firmly securing said curved lugs to the inner face of said handle. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the 5th day of April, 1917.

EDWARD R. SARGENT.

Commissioner of Patents, 

